The Relationship Between Clinical Symptoms And Ultrasonographic

Volume 27, Number 1 (2017)

Eleonora Norkuvienė, Mykolas Petraitis, Indrė Apanavičienė, Dalia Virvičiūtė, Asta Baranauskaitė Abstract For the first time, the new ACR/EULAR gout classification criteria incorporate ultrasound (US) evidence of double contour sign (DC), an articular cartilage abnormality related to the deposition of crystals on the surface of the hyaline cartilage, as a sign specific to gout. US recently…

Wandering Spleen

Volume 22, Number 6(85) (2012)

Kęstutis Trainavičius, Egidijus Jatkauskas, Aidas Ivanauskas, Antanas Meška Abstract Congenital malformations of the spleen are rare. Because of the risk of pedicle torsion and splenic ischemia, severe consequences may occur if not diagnosed and treated in time. Once the diagnosis of wandering spleen is made, splenopexy is the treatment of choice. We report 3 cases…